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Samsung Messages has been discontinued. What now?
Samsung wants users to use Google Messages instead.
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My cat and I put a robot litter box to the test: the results were mixed
Spoiler alert: my cat prefers it when I clean his mess, not the robot.
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Flipper Zero reverses course after fears that firmware support was ending
It would have meant the end of major firmware updates for a device loved by hackers and security researchers alike.
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Players exploiting Steam’s refund policy to get free games, developer claims
Finished the game in less than two hours? Great! Here’s your refund.
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This humanoid robot will keep you company for $25,000
Is this an answer to loneliness?
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Brands mock Sony for disc-less PlayStation shift as gamers continue to vent
European X alternative W is built on Bluesky infrastructure. Does that make it less sovereign?
“We chose the best of both worlds.”
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TikTok plans to axe hundreds of human content moderators across the globe
AI will moderate content instead.
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Another German state is weaning off Microsoft
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is embracing open source.
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Scammers scramble to reserve the best WhatsApp usernames
The new feature raises security concerns.
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Microsoft working to future-proof your Xbox game collection
Welcome to a disc-less future.
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Google loses its final appeal
Tech giant fined €4 billion for using Android to block rivals
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Meta is putting this smart glasses “anti-feature” behind a paywall
Meta is facing backlash for adding “anti-features” to its “featureless” smart glasses and charging users extra for them.
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Sony to end physical discs for new PlayStation games from 2028
Consumers have largely shifted to buying games digitally
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Irish parliament expands Microsoft use, despite the EU’s efforts to ditch it
The Irish parliament is moving its telephone system to Microsoft Teams at a time when European nations are actively trying to reduce their dependence on US tech
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Your internet runs on metal, water, and power: all failing in extreme heat
Summer is officially here. We can see it everywhere, from the hydration breaks at the World Cup in the US to the searing heat across Europe, where 40 °C has become the norm.
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The EU and Apple CEO Tim Cook held "constructive" talks after their Siri AI dispute in Europe
European technology chief Henna Virkkunen held "constructive" talks with Apple CEO Tim Cook this week, a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the two sides clashed over the roll-out of Siri AI in Europe.
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Shop till you drop: What are dopamine sites?
Why do we want to replicate habits we can't afford?
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EU taxes low-value parcels from AliExpress, Shein, and Temu
Customers of Temu, AliExpress, and Shein will no longer be exempt from customs charges, regardless of how much they pay.
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Proton upgrades privacy-focused chatbot to rival Big Tech AI models in European sovereignty push
Swiss privacy company Proton has launched a major upgrade to Lumo, its AI chatbot, as Europe accelerates efforts to build sovereign AI services that reduce reliance on US technology giants.
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